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Henri[cus]

At kildar he was aslawe þat in yrlonde is
& at þe frere prechors ibured at kilkenni iwis
Þo vr king henri hurde of is deþ telle
& of þe prowesse þat he dude ar me him miȝte quelle
& he vnderstod of is wit & of is wisdom
Him þoȝte it was a gret lere to al is kinedom
Vor is deþ he made deol inou & vor is soule he let do
Almesdede manion & mani masse al so
Is broþer sir gileberd þat eir was of þe lond
He bitok mid gode wille þe eritage an hond
Sir steuene de segraue þat is hey Iustise was
He let nime & in prison do vor he wuste of þis cas
& concentede as me sede to þe luþer treson
He let al so uor is loue deliueri of prison
Sir hubert de boru & oþere þat in prison were ido
& hom þat iweiued were is pes he ȝef al so
& hii a sein swithines eue of Iun þe verste day
To him come at gloucetre as mani man isay
Vn hosed & bareuot & vngurt al so
Hor armes to þe elbowe naked hor heued bar þer to
Hii velle to þe kinges fet & merci him criede vaste
Þe king ne miȝte þo uorbere þat he ne wep atte laste
& bigan nei vor pite isuowe vpriȝt toumbe
Bote as þe erl of hereforde him huld & sir geffrey of crancoumbe
Þo he it miȝte uor deol do he nom hom in is hond
& custe hom wiþ milde herte & ȝef hom al hor lond
Þo was þe bissop of winchestre & sir peris doriual
Remued þoru seint edmund out of þe court al
& to late þouȝte mani man uor god is wel to do
Maister roberd groce teste þulke ȝer w as also
Isacred bissop of lincolne of seint edmund at redinge
Seint edmund þo at canterburi spousede to vr kinge
Þe erles doȝter of prouence elianore to wiue
Tuelf hundred as in ȝer of grace & þretti & fiue
Sir henri of alimaine þe erles sone of cornwaile
Þulke ȝer ibore was al so wiþoute faile
Sir simond de mounfort of wan gret munde is
As in tuelf hundred ȝer of grace & seuene & þretti ywis
Elianore þe kinges soster willames loue þe marschal
Contesse of penbroc spousede god womman þoru out al